英语听力精选进阶版 14683

 

Richard Griffiths, Boris Berezovsky, Zillur Rahman, Angela Bond and Deke Richards

Fri, 29 Mar¹ 13

Radio 4's obituary² programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week John Wilson marks the lives of actor Richard Griffiths, Russian tycoon³ Boris Berezovsky, BBC producer Angela Bond, Bangladeshi President Zillur Rahman and Motown producer Deke Richards.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
• Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。

3 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。